Life can be very difficult and I have mentors that
speak into my life too — we are all helping each other; the Lord says, «Without good direction people lose their way; the more wise counsel you follow, the better your chances.»
Not exact matches
Ours is indeed a consumeristic culture, the kind that
too often turns people
into commodities, and I believe Christians can
speak into that culture in a unique,
life - giving way — not only as it concerns sex - on - demand, but also as it concerns food - on - demand, celebrity - on - demand, stuff - on - demand, cheap - goods - on - demand, pornography - on - demand, entertainment - on - demand, comfort - on - demand, distraction - on - demand, information - on - demand, power - on - demand, energy - on - demand, and all those habits that tend to thrive at the expense of the dignity and value of our fellow human beings or our planet.
Far
too many Christians think they've got it all figured out, and they don't need anybody to teach them, or correct them, or
speak into their
life.
Paul could
speak of Christians as being «buried therefore with [Christ] by baptism
into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we
too might walk in newness of
life» (Rom.
Gary: To do a thing apart from His Spirit is just self works: It is not in and by The Faith of the Son of God: Paul said; he
lives by the Faith of the Son of God, that comes with the in workings of the Holy Spirit: Even as Paul says; follow me as am of Christ: This was Paul commission: Little Children I labour in birth again until Christ be formed in you, this takes us from self works
into the in workings of the Holy Spirit, that we
too are conformed
into the image and likeness of Christ, as Christ is formed in us: Even as it was with Peter's commission, Peter when thouest is converted convert thine brethren: But we can see many left Jesus and Paul when it can time for the strong meat to be had: So
too is it in each generation: The great falling away, that only the faithful remain: Thank - you Gary; In Jesus name Alexandria: P.S. if Peter or Jesus or Paul would stand here today in your presence and
speak forth what they
spoke forth then, would you truly receive them??? Now it is the Christ in us that comes forth to minister the Words of the Lord through others as they: That is why Christ is not divided, those of the same Spirit will know because we
speak the same things in and by His Holy Spirit:
Thank you for brightening my day and making me think of my grandmother
too who is so much like Henrietta - patient, kind with a great big heart who seeks out the lost, prays for them,
speaks light
into their
life and was the only friend many of her neighbors had.